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All it would take would be some pretext alleging that Pyongyang is up to no good, and suddenly the deal could be off with the articulation of Trump's pen More The post Can Kim trust Trump? appeared first on The Duran.

*Gordon F. Sander, Politico*: * Americans Are Unprepared for a Nuclear Attack* The U.S. government hasn’t made it easy to know what to do when the bomb drops. A new organization is trying to fix that. Let’s say it’s 2 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon, and you receive an emergency alert on your cellphone indicating that there has been a nuclear explosion in the next town or that an intercontinental ballistic missile is headed your way. Would you know what to do? Most likely not. “I would say that the United States is probably less prepared for any kind of nuclear detonation than it ha...more »

Did Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) all vote to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court in April, 2017 because they thought he would make a good justice? Or was it because they're cowards who knew he would suck but were afraid of the politics? Today Yesterday, Gorsuch voted to give Republican-controled states, in this case Ohio, to kick voters off the rolls for missing-- for whatever reason (like being in the hospital in a coma, for example-- a single election. This is aimed disproportionately at, low-income voters (non-pr...more »

*Yahoo News*: *Kim Jong Un's 'not amused' reaction to President Trump's joke about looking 'handsome and thin' is going viral* There are a lot of feelings about President Trump’s historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which took place in Singapore Tuesday. Some see it as a step toward denuclearization and increased diplomacy; others have criticized it as giving legitimacy to a brutal dictator. And some are just here for the memes. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor: *At least he did not call him "Little Rocket Man".

HAVE YOU GOT A PEN? North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un inked a joint statement with a pen provided by his sister rather than the one provided *Daily Mail:* *How to avoid a poisoned pen? Kim Jong-un's security wiped down Sharpie the U.S. provided for signing ceremony – and then dictator's sister swapped in a different one at the last second* * There was a moment of intrigue before President Trump and Kim Jong-un inked a 'joint statement' at their summit meeting * A North Korean official approached the desk where the statement was placed * He wore white gloves and proceeded to w...more »

*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * We explain how it could go down. *Meanwhile, shipping to and from China would be forced to divert through the western Pacific Ocean, where such diversions would be vulnerable to Australian, Japanese, or American naval action. 87 percent of the country’s petroleum needs are imported from abroad, particularly the Middle East and Africa. China’s strategic petroleum reserves, once completed sometime in the 2020s, could stave off a nationwide fuel shortage for up to seventy-seven days—but after that Beijing would have to seek an end to the war however po...more »

*TNI Staff* *Security, Europe* From very far away...thanks to long-range cruise missiles. *The existing Tu-160 aircraft have performed well during Russia’s Syria campaign acting as launch platforms for the stealthy MKB Raduga H-101 cruise missile, which is thought to have a range between 4,500Km and 5,500Km.* Developed during the closing stages of the Cold War, the Mach 2.05 capable Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack was the Soviet Union’s ultimate strategic bomber. The requirement for the Tu-160 emerged from a 1972 Soviet competition to develop a Mach 2.3 capable strategic bomber that w...more »

*Steven P. Bucci* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference after his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst] Trump should be given a little breathing room to see if he can grow the four points into something concrete and substantial. The Singapore Summit between United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is over. It was definitely historic. But was it good? The critics have no doubt it wasn’t. “Trump met with Ki...more »

*Bilal Y. Saab* *Politics, Middle East* [image: The moon is seen among illuminated decorations near Al-Amin Mosque on the second day of the holy month of Ramadan in Beirut, Lebanon May 18, 2018. REUTERS/ Jamal Saidi] Sami Gemayel has focused his entire electoral campaign on social, economic and environmental issues that affect every Lebanese household. The results of Lebanon’s free and fair parliamentary elections in May suggest that Lebanese society seems uninterested in pushing for real political change and maybe rocking the boat at a time of increasing regional turmoil. But ...more »

*Charles Benard* *Security, Americas* [image: Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross holds a news conference to make an announcement, after a background conference call with Commerce, Justice Department and Treasury Department officials at the Department of Commerce in Washington, U.S., March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Thayer] The desire for inexpensive goods cannot override our need for national security. The Trump administration is right to say that we need significant changes to our trade strategy. What should it be and how it balances economic and trade interests with national-security co...more »

Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Judith Curry My presentation is provided here. This is being posted at the start of the event. I HUGELY appreciate the comments that you provided on that one slide [link], both in the comments and sent via email. I definitely got the message. I will be very interested in…

President Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un leave after signing documents. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst *Blake Hounshell, Politico:* *How Trump Made Diplomacy Great Again* Obama was attacked as ‘naive’ and ‘weak’ for talking to America’s enemies. Trump is turning it into a political asset. When candidate Barack Obama said in a 2007 debate that he’d meet with the leaders of rogue states—including North Korea—without preconditions, critics pounced: Fox News host Sean Hannity ripped his “lack of foreign policy expertise” and called the idea “disturbing” and “naive.” His Democratic...more »

BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels launched a new assault on the besieged Shiite towns of Al-Fou’aa and Kafraya in rural Idlib tonight, the National Defense Forces (NDF) reported. According to the NDF, intense clashes broke-out at the eastern outskirts of Kafraya when the jihadist rebels, led by their Uzbeki foreign fighters, attacked […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 A.M.) – For the second time in ten days, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has blocked the U.S. military’s troops from bypassing their checkpoints in northern Syria. According to a military report from Aleppo, a U.S. military convoy was attempting to bypass a Syrian Army checkpoint south of Manbij, when the latter […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:50 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) carried out a strategic airstrike that targeted the headquarters of Jaysh Al-Izza in the northern Hama countryside. A Russian drone managed to capture footage of this airstrike and the moment the Syrian Air Force struck the Jaysh Al-Izza HQ in the town of Al-Lataminah. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

The Syrian army discovered an arms cache in Syria’s Homs province, seizing more than 8,500 pieces of ammunition, the Russia’s Syrian reconciliation center said in a statement on Tuesday. “Syrian security forces timely received information about an ammo depot in the eastern part of Umm-Sharhsuh. The government forces seized an anti-tank guided missile, three reactive […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 A.M.) – A mysterious group calling themselves the “Popular Resistance of the Eastern Region” released two photos on Tuesday of the Syrian Arab Republic flag placed on a tree in a Raqqa city district. According to the group, the flag of the Syrian Arab Republic was placed on a tree in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:15 A.M.) – In response to the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) demand that the rebel forces surrender in Dara’a, the latter has dropped thousands of leaflets over the provincial capital. The leaflets were dropped via drone and call on the Syrian Arab Army soldiers in Dara’a to defect to the Syrian opposition. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

*The Hill*: *GOP senators: We want vote on any North Korea deal* Republican senators said on Tuesday that they want the Trump administration to submit any final deal between the United States and North Korea to Congress for a vote. The push for a congressional role comes as Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed an agreement committing the United States to unspecified "security guarantees" in exchange for a denuclearized Korean Peninsula. "Yeah, assuming there is a final agreement, they've indicted that they would bring that agreement to us in the form of a treaty," GOP...more »

President Donald Trump’s talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have the potential to usher in an era of nonviolent coexistence. However, the political establishment, corporate media, and foreign policy think tanks are deeply upset that Trump offered to end United States military exercises early in the diplomatic talks The post Backlash To Trump-Kim Summit Is Motivated By Commitment To Projecting American Superpower appeared first on Shadowproof.

“Nobody is above the law,” Donald Trump declared during the 2016 campaign. But as special counsel Robert Mueller zeroes in on him, the president is carving out an exemption for himself. Trump and his attorneys are claiming absolute power for the president. Trump’s attorney and mouthpiece Rudy Giuliani told HuffPost that Trump could not be... Read more »

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump made a stunning concession to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday about halting military exercises, pulling a surprise at a summit that baffled allies, military officials and lawmakers from his own Republican … Continue reading →

“The dust sculptures of the Eagle Nebula are evaporating. As powerful starlight whittles away these cool cosmic mountains, the statuesque pillars that remain might be imagined as mythical beasts. Pictured above is one of several striking dust pillars of the Eagle Nebula that might be described as a gigantic alien fairy. This fairy, however, is ten light years tall and spews radiation much hotter than common fire. * Click image for larger size.* The greater Eagle Nebula, M16, is actually a giant evaporating shell of gas and dust inside of which is a growing cavity filled with a spec...more »

The year 1896 had record heatwaves around the planet, including one which killed 1,500 people in New York City. Australia’s worst heatwave occurred during January, 1896. Arizona also had their record heatwave that year, with Parker, Az over 120 degrees … Continue reading →

Here we are, close to the finale of our Ramadan Arabian Nights Podcast for this year. Tonight we will hear to episode no.289 of the Egyptian State Radio’s One Thousand and One Nights show in Arabic. You can listen to the episode after the break. Your browser does not support the audio element. *The strange brass vendor turned the city into a brass **as a punishment for King Kasseman* * and his [image: Edmund Dulac]By Edmund Dulac cruelty. He also appoints the brothers Wahdan and Etman to protect the city till the curse is broken. * *After knowing the story of the city of brass, our h...more »

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un looks at President Trump before their bilateral meeting. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst *Daily Mail:* *Kim Jong-un says U.S. and North Korea must cease 'irritating and hostile military actions' – and according to state-run media Trump offered to provide security guarantee and lift sanctions during 'good-will dialogue'* * Kim made the statement following his historic summit with President Trump * His comment was reported by the Korean State News Agency * Kim has invited Trump to visit Pyongyang, according to state media report * North Korea reaffirmed its comm...more »

CBC: *Praise, optimism, derision: reaction to Trump-Kim summit from around the globe* *North Korea patron China seems eager to ease sanctions, while Iran says the U.S. can't keep its word* Donald Trump, who has upended traditions in just 18 months on the job, became the first sitting U.S. president to meet with the head of state for North Korea on Tuesday in Singapore. In a document signed with great fanfare by Trump and Kim in Singapore, Kim committed to the "complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula." Trump gushed that the pair developed chemistry quickly and that the t...more »

*"ICBW IDTS"* by Chet Raymo "Which means, according to text messengers, "It could be worse (but) I don't think so." It seems a Finn has published a 332-page novel written entirely in text messaging abbreviations. Leave it to the Finns, who essentially invented mobile phone culture. Well, that's one novel I will never read. At my age, I might as well try to learn Finnish as the language of TXT MSG. I've had a mobile (as they call them in Europe) for eight years now, and I've yet to have an incoming call. Not surprising, since no one has my number, and even if they did the phone is ...more »

[image: undefined] In what was perhaps the most surprising announcement to emerge from today's Trump-Kim summit, president Trump agreed to suspend military exercises with South Korea in return for a commitment to denuclearisation from North Korea. As we reported earlier, Trump said the war games were expensive and “very provocative”, and yet stopping them has been called a "major concession", something the US has previously rejected as non-negotiable on the grounds that the exercises are a key element of its military alliance with Seoul, and maintaining a deterrent against North Kor...more »

[image: undefined] As the sixth anniversary of his extended stay in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London approaches, WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange is faced with increasingly limited options. Barred from communicating with the outside world and from receiving most visitors, Assange’s only hope of avoiding extradition to the United States on trumped-up espionage charges comes down to the governments of the two countries of which he is a citizen: Australia and Ecuador. In an unexpected move last week, the Australian government sent officials to meet with Assange and later confi...more »

“The development of our cerebral cortex has been the greatest achievement of the evolutionary processes. Big deal. While allowing us the thrills of intellect or the pangs of self-consciousness, it is all too often overruled by our inner, instinctive brain - the one that tells us to react, not reflect, to run, rather than ruminate. Maybe we have gone as far as we can go and the next advance, whatever that may be - will be made by beings we create ourselves, using our own technology. Life forms we can design and program not to be ultimately governed and constricted by the rules of su...more »

*“Americans Have Become a ‘Slave Race’" * by Bill Bonner “We went down to the town of Cafayate last week from the family ranch: a three-hour drive, mostly over unpaved roads. There, old friends Doug Casey and John Mauldin were holding forth. The "deep state," among other things, was their topic. "The term comes from Turkey," Doug explained. "People noticed that there was the government – you know the government that they teach you about in school. And there was a deeper, more important and more powerful government. It was not described in any constitution. The newspapers didn't rep...more »

*ABC News Online*: *North Korea-US summit: Here's what Donald Trump had to say about his meeting with Kim Jong-un* US President Donald Trump has confirmed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has agreed to work toward complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula after their historic meeting in Singapore. At a press conference afterwards, Mr Trump shed some light on what was discussed during the summit. Here are the highlights. *Read more *.... *President Trump's Remarks On The Singapore Summit* North Korea-US summit: Here's what Donald Trump had to say about his meeting with Kim...more »

President Trump shows the document, that he and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un signed acknowledging the progress of the talks and pledge to keep momentum going. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst *ABC News Online:* *Singapore summit: Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un document released after historic meeting* The text from the document signed by Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un has been made available. Here it is in full: President Donald J Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong-un of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) held a first, h...more »

*Nile Bowie and Andrew Salmon, Asia Times: **‘World will see a major change:’ Kim, Trump sign declaration* First-ever North Korea-US summit was an optical success but a substantive failure with a vague, non-tangible outcome The hugely anticipated, first-ever summit between North Korea and the United States – two states which remain technically at war, and which last year appeared on the brink of renewed combat ­– has been declared a success by the two parties. In a joint declaration, both sides agreed to upgrade relations. North Korea committed to complete denuclearization of th...more »

* "Have You Ever Tried to Enter the Long Black Branches?"* "Have you ever tried to enter the long black branches of other lives- tried to imagine what the crisp fringes, full of honey, hanging from the branches of the young locust trees, in early morning, feel like? Do you think this world was only an entertainment for you? Never to enter the sea and notice how the water divides with perfect courtesy, to let you in! Never to lie down on the grass, as though you were the grass! Never to leap to the air as you open your wings over the dark acorn of your heart! No wonder we hear, in your...more »

*"Two Ways to Stop Caring What Others Think “* by David Cain "One should judge a man mainly from his depravities. Virtues can be faked. Depravities are real." - Klaus Kinski "At the retreat center I just visited, the automated coffee machine worked on an honor system. It dispensed coffee whenever you pushed the button, but you were expected to put a two-dollar coin into a little nearby box to cover the costs. I didn’t have change, so I put a twenty in on the first day, intending to use it exactly ten times. Since I was meditating many hours a day, I was very aware and easygoing, b...more »

. U.S. Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Ariz., (middle), listens as President Russell Begaye speaks during a uranium town hall meeting May 30 in Cameron. PRESIDENT BEGAYE: NO URANIUM EXPLORATION, EXTRACTION OR TRANSPORTATION ON NAVAJO LANDS By Navajo Nation President Begaye Press Office Censored News WINDOW ROCK—President Russell Begaye is applauding the U.S. House of Representatives for

*But will the issue persuade voters to defeat the GOP?* In 2005 the FEC had a Republican chair, Kathleen Abernathy, a Republican, but not a Trumpist crackpot like Ajit Pai, the current chair. Abernathy's FEC adopted the principles of net neutrality "to preserve and promote the vibrant and open character of the Internet as the telecommunications marketplace enters the broadband age." 18 years later and the Trumpist Republican Party is no longer remotely interested in preserving and promoting the vibrant and open character of the Internet. They're interested in seeing what they can sq...more »

President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un concluded a day of talks in Singapore by signing what the president described as a 'very comprehensive' document *Daily Mail:* *'We're ready to write a new chapter between our two nations': Trump declares victory, boasting that he TRUSTS Kim Jong-un and persuaded him to sign a 'very comprehensive' agreement for 'complete denuclearization' after nearly 5 HOURS of meetings* * Donald Trump told reporters in Singapore that he expects Kim Jong-un to uphold his part of a landmark agreement that requires him to destroy his enti...more »

Watch Time – 2 minutes I was recently interviewed on a podcast about the state of healthcare in the US today. Watch as I explain what I call the Sickness Model vs. Wellness Model of Healthcare. TRANSCRIPT: Interviewer asks question. Dr. Jack’s answer – Sure. So, when I talk about the sickness model, is that […] The post Healthcare Models | Sickness vs. Wellness appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.

Our fellow blogger Mike MD might not see it this way, but I consider myself a 'trail surgeon'. Let me paint the picture for you. We'll call you LSP, for sake of convenience here on this blog, are out in the back of beyond, far from conventional transportation and the reach of cell phones. You were careless enough to venture out there without a sat phone and suddenly, you find yourself in medical distress. You have few options: (a) Crawl under a bush and wait for the valkyries to take you as you clutch your hunting knife to prove your worth to them; (b) You try and walk out, during wh...more »

By Kara Belew, Bill Peacock, Emily Sass The Texas property tax system is terribly broken and harming our economy, employers and families. Our plan holds down state and local spending, and eventually, will eliminate a significant portion of the property tax.

Generally speaking, I'm a gloomy guy, but I'm not as pessimistic as Athenae, who expects nothing but the worst if President Trump is forced out of office before his term ends. We have him for two more years, and we just have to handle that. You know why? Because any other scenario leads to a truly horrifying amount of violence for the marginalized communities already under attack.... Trump resigns.... Trump gets impeached and tried in the Senate.... EITHER of those come true, and the current culture war dunks itself in lighter fluid and runs through a fireworks tent. Democrats are...more »

*“Without interrupting a child in the moment of action, proper care might previously be taken to remove out of its way those things which can really hurt it, and a just degree of attention must be paid to [the child's] first experiments upon hard and heavy, and more especially upon sharp and brittle, and burning bodies; but this degree of care should not degenerate into cowardice. It is better that a child should tumble down or burn its fingers, than it should not learn the use of its limbs or its senses.”* ~ novelist Maria Edgeworth, confirming that risk can be educational. From ...more »

Originally posted on Science Matters: As the stool above shows, the climate change package sits on three premises. The first is the science bit, consisting of an unproven claim that observed warming is caused by humans burning fossil fuels. The second part rests on impact studies from billions of research dollars spent uncovering any and…

After Tuesday’s summit in Singapore, Trump called the Korean War “an extremely bloody conflict” and expressed hope that the war would soon formally end. For more, Democracy Now speaks with University of Chicago historian *Bruce Cumings*, author of several books on Korea, including “Korea’s Place in the Sun: A Modern History” and “North Korea: Another Country.” Listen to "World Cheers for Steps Toward Korea Peace But U.S. Media Outraged" on Spreaker. On today's episode of Loud & Clear, John Kiriakou and Walter Smolarek are joined by *Hyun Lee*, a member of the Solidarity Committ...more »

By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. World Mercury Project Team Note: The lessons learned from the ongoing saga of thimerosal are significant to all who care about vaccine safety, want justice for the injured, and to prevent future harm. The government has said they corrected the thimerosal issue and want us to believe the case is […] The post The ongoing thimerosal travesty needs to end appeared first on Health Nut News.

* Too my knowledge the US has been involved in the atrocity that is the destruction of Yemen from the get go- Therefore* *it's not credible to have the WSJ claim that they are "deepening" their role. The US is simply increasing the misery and it was expected that they would. As they continue on with the remake the region agenda.* *Reuters * *The Saudi-led coalition,(not Saudi led in my opinion) which the UAE is part of, is gearing up for an assault on Hodeidah, preparing to launch by far the biggest battle of a three-year-old war between an alliance of Arab states and the Hout...more »

*NBC:* *Trump's summit military concession to Kim surprises everyone* North Korea has previously called the joint drills a "grave provocation" that could escalate the region "to the brink of nuclear war." When President Donald Trump agreed to pause military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea on Tuesday, he gave Kim Jong Un a concession on an issue that has angered North Korea like few others. Pyongyang has long said it views such joint drills as preparation for an invasion. The president's revelation that he planned to put the "war games" on hold was part of the agreemen...more »

DENVER -- Colleges and universities across the nation should implement a wide range of wrap-around services for first-generation students, said Janet Napolitano, who leads the University of California, one of the largest public university systems in the country.

As chair of the African American studies department and the Carlos Montezuma Professor of Performance Studies and African American Studies at Northwestern University, Dr. E. Patrick Johnson is a scholar without borders. His research crosses academic disciplines and creative art forms in multiple ways, to the extent that he describes himself only half-jokingly as “an academic trickster.”

Unable to attend the upcoming Global Network conference in Oxford, England the award-winning journalist John Pilger sent his solidarity greetings. Pilger's most recent film 'The Coming War on China' can be seen *here*. You can get more information about the conference on June 22-24 in Oxford *here*. 'There is a willingness throughout the world to rid space of weapons, especially the prospect of nuclear weapons. Countries, great and small, don't want them - with one exception: the United States. In 1967, the US signed a treaty with the Soviet Union and the UK to ban nuclear we...more »

[image: turkish-president-warns-of-war-between-islam-and-christianity] The world may be heading “towards a war between the cross and the crescent,” warned Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a Saturday Istanbul speech.

As ships from the Indian Navy traveled to Guam last week for exercises with the US Navy and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, Chinese vessels shadowed and tailed the Indian ships, forcing them to take “evasive measures,” sources informed India Today. Exercise Malabar started being held in 1992 as a bilateral drill between the American and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron via telephone that his country’s advisers went to Syria at the request of the Syrian government. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the Iranian President then slammed all of the nations that entered Syria without the approval of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Foreign Ministry sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council condemning the U.S. Coalition for killing several civilians in northeastern Syria recently. “The real criminal of this coalition has become obvious to all the people of the world,” the letter began, as quoted by the Syrian Arab […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 P.M.) – The Yemeni Minister of Health Dr. Taha al-Mutawakel warned of an imminent collapse in country’s health system as he condemned a Saudi-led airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) cholera treatment facility in Abs, during a press conference in Sanaa on Tuesday. “[With] the aggression to the health system and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

*Kris Osborn* *Security, * A big upgrade is coming for the LCS. *Having longer-range or over-the-horizon ship and air-launched weapons is also quite relevant to the “distributed” portion of the strategy which calls for the fleet to have an ability to disperse as needed. Having an ability to spread out and conduct dis-aggregated operations makes Navy forces less vulnerable to enemy firepower while. At the same time, have long-range precision-strike capability will enable the Navy to hold potential enemies at risk or attack if needed while retaining safer stand-off distance from ...more »

NATIVE YOUTH STOP MCK MARIJUANA GROW-OP Posted on June 10, 2018 Please post & distribute. MNN. JUNE 10, 2018. Kahnawake Survival School students and community members stopped the survey for a 47,000 square foot multi-purpose building in the old grove forest adjacent to their school. It’s on busy risky highway 138 for a reason. Once marijuana is legal in Canada, this plot of land is

LIPSTICK ON THE PIG! Posted on June 12, 2018 Please post & circulate. MNN. June 12, 2018. Get ready! Get Set! Youth are the majority among native people. According to the kaianerekowa everyone including small children have rights in ALL decisions. We are all survivors of the wa-si-ra-ko-se-tah, the biggest holocaust in all humanity. Read article at Mohawk Nation New http://

*VOX: *Watch the “movie trailer” Trump showed Kim Jong Un about North Korea’s possible future *In Singapore, Trump treated Kim to a Hollywood-style video about “two men, two leaders, one destiny.” * Among the many tactics President Donald Trump rolled out in his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore was apparently a four-minute video, styled like a movie trailer, that casts Trump and Kim as the heroes of a story about “two men, two leaders, one destiny.” It was part of an overall pitch that reaching a deal between the US and North Korea would help North Korea a...more »

When my parents and grandparents got married (1934 and 1901), home weddings with a few friends and family were common in our (Anabaptist) tradition. No white wedding dress, just something nice that could be reused. Even in the 1940s one of my aunts, Dorothy, was married at our house (first wedding I attended). By the 50s and 60s, most people I knew were married in churches, although a niece had her wedding in 1984 in the same yard where my parents said their vows. Now it's public spaces like parks, fancy city buildings, elegant old mansions, old barns, or destinations like resorts,...more »

For June morning devotions I've been reading the book of Sirach in the Bible. This is one that Martin Luther removed, so I'm not very familiar with it. Most Christians around the world do have this one, however. Anyway, for Father's Day there's a wonderful expansion on the commandment to honor your parents. Sirach 3:12-13. My son, take care of your father when he is old; grieve him not as long as he lives. Even if his mind fail, be considerate with him; revile him not in the fullness of your strength. Isn't that beautiful? I know so many people who have lovingly honored parents...more »

Brief document states the actions taken during the summit, and outlines the intents and plans for the relationship between the US and North Korea going forward More The post Joint Statement from President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong-un following Singapore summit appeared first on The Duran.

This four-minute presentation showed Chairman Kim a look at the possibilities that are on the table for the North Korean leader going forward More The post Here’s the video Trump showed Kim Jong-un about the future of Korea appeared first on The Duran.

*by Reese Erlich* Police wearing Darth Vader helmets and carrying shotguns mounted with tear gas launchers lined up ready for battle. Fifty yards away, tens of thousands students and workers placed iron bars and Molotov cocktails on the street preparing for battle. At the appointed hour both sides charged, with police clubbing and firing tear gas barrages. It was 1991 in Seoul, and I was on assignment for the Christian Science Monitor newspaper covering the widespread protests against the authoritarian South Korean government. Demonstrators protested increasing poverty and the co...more »

*“Skilled Trades Beat Degree Debt”* by Tom Purcell "When I was a 19-year-old college sophomore in 1982, my father gave me advice that makes even more sense for 19-year-olds today. Despite his protestations, you see, I chose English as my major at Penn State. Worried about my ability to land a job, he begged me to at least minor in something practical. I’m still the only person ever to graduate from Penn State with a major in English and a minor in air conditioning/heating. I joke, of course, but if I were 19 now, I don’t think I’d go thousands upon thousands into debt to fund a lib...more »

*"Declining and Falling"* Are we destined for the same fate as that other empire? by Robert Gore "At the end of World War II, the US enjoyed geopolitical supremacy unmatched since the Roman empire. Friends and foes had been devastated by the war: millions dead, thousands of towns and cities destroyed, commercial and industrial infrastructure decimated. The only conflict on US soil was Pearl Harbor. Total war casualties were comparatively light. The US had the atomic bomb. American industry was intact, could quickly be retooled for production of civilian goods, and would face limited...more »

I know I should be writing a long, comprehensive post about the nuclear summit but frankly, it doesn't rise to the level of gravitas even on a C list blog like this. If you want that comprehensive overview, read Nicholas Kristof's article in the "failing" *New York Times*. Here's the money shot: There was nothing about North Korea freezing plutonium and uranium programs, nothing about destroying intercontinental ballistic missiles, nothing about allowing inspectors to return to nuclear sites, nothing about North Korea making a full declaration of its nuclear program, nothing a...more »

The Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan, arrives at a meeting to present his ruling AK Party's lawmaker candidates for the city of Istanbul, Turkey, May 29, 2018. REUTERS/Osman Orsal *Asia Times:* *Turkey’s economic crisis has just begun* *What happens next may look like Greece during its financial collapse – meaning Turkey’s economy could shrink by 10%-20% * The Turkish central bank managed to halt the free-fall of the country’s currency last week with a sharp rise in interest rates. But the move failed to stop the free-fall of Turkey’s equity market and – far more dangerous – the ...more »

Flo is a cow who lives on a beautiful farm near Millbrook, Ontario. She spends her days in a lush, green pasture that borders on a country road. The cows have access to a nice pond for drinking and for cooling off in. But Flo was anything but happy when she delivered a calf only to have it slide down and under the electrical fence and become trapped outside the field and away from her. That’s when Dave was passing by on the road and saw the cows enjoying a dip in the pond to get out of the heat. He stopped to film them, and noticed one cow was very upset. Flo kept scraping the grou...more »

Candidates sit for this year's college entrance exam. Photo: Beijing Daily via VCG *Asia Times:* *Entrance exams in China focus on the thoughts of Xi* *Parents and commentators point out that tests used to focus on 'non-political' topics.* Almost 10 million high school graduates in China sat the nation’s annual college entrance exams earlier this week. The themes and reference materials are always a topic of conversation among parents and the online community. But numerous students probably wondered if this was purely a political test on the ‘thoughts’ of Communist Party Chairman...more »

As noted yesterday both Patrick Deneen's and Steven Brill's new books, about which I am very enthusiastic, both ultimately turn on the belief that there is an ascertainable "common good" or "public interest" that is being ignored by feckless politicians, for whatever reasons, including, of course, the sheer power of the donor class. I am not unsympathetic with this critique. One of the reasons I have become so critical of the Constitution is that, as Mark Graber has pointed out, it is structured so as to assure that no national elected office-holder, including the President, truly...more »

Just as we were waiting for the Singapore summit to begin last night, we learned that Larry Kudlow had had a heart attack *The New York Times* now reports: Larry Kudlow, the director of President Trump’s National Economic Council, spent Tuesday morning calling friends who said they expected him to return to his White House job after recovering from a mild heart attack that landed him in the hospital on Monday.... Mr. Trump posted a message about Mr. Kudlow’s hospitalization on Twitter late Monday. Kudlow, of course, developed a cocaine habit a couple of decades ago, when he was be...more »

[image: behind-trump-s-exasperation] Trump sees America as a nation being milked by allies who free ride on our defense effort, as they engage in trade practices that prosper their own peoples at America's expense.

[image: meeting-in-singapore-trump-and-kim-pledge-denuclearization-of-korean-peninsula-but-concrete-guarantees-must-wait] At their summit in Singapore, President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signed a joint statement pledging denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

[image: is-the-fed-risking-a-recession-by-raising-interest-rates] With the Fed likely to raise overnight bank lending rates by one quarter of one percent on Wednesday, observers are increasingly concerned that those increases may throttle Trump’s roaring economy just as it’s beginning to hit its stride.

By Dr. Edward Group Global Healing Center Following a healthy diet is one of the most effective measures you can take to support your health and well-being, and the carbohydrates you eat can make or break you. The right ones will provide slow, steady-release energy along with important nutrients; the wrong carbs, such as high fructose corn syrup, refined sugar, and bleached flour, can set you back and actively work against your pursuit of health. Here, we’ll cover what you need to know to choose the best sources. What Are Carbohydrates? Along with fat and protein, carbohydrate...more »

*"What's Wrong with the Economy: 9 Toxic Dynamics"* by Charles Hugh Smith "Beneath the surface signals of an eternally rising stock market and expanding GDP, we all sense something is deeply, systemically wrong with the U.S. economy. These nine structural dynamics generate secondary dynamics, all of which are toxic to social mobility, sustainable prosperity, accountability and democracy: *1. *The financialization of the economy, which transformed services, credit, risk and labor into commodities that could be traded globally. Financialization generates enormously asymmetric returns...more »

Opponents of racial diversity often style themselves as proponents of intellectual diversity. These positions are not mutually exclusive. No doubt there are advocates who wish to hear multiple viewpoints being expressed on campus without the speakers suffering adverse consequences, who are sincere in their beliefs. Racial diversity and intellectual diversity, however, are related.

As a junior scholar, I certainly understand the “publish or perish” mantra in higher education, so I would not want to tell future scholars not to focus on peer-reviewed publications. However, many are on paid publisher sites, which limits the readership. As a result, many of the people who would benefit most from our findings do not have access.

*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Asia* 700,000 dead--and that is just for starters. *Due to Seoul’s population density, a single 250 kiloton nuclear strike on city hall would kill over 717,000 people—tens thousands of whom would likely be American civilians who live and work in the city. The outer perimeter of the radioactive fallout would extend over a four mile radius. Those who are about two and a half miles from the nuclear detonation would be either dead (within 1.1 miles from the impact zone), dying over the next few weeks (1.3–2.72 miles) or suffering internally from the p...more »

*Curt Mills* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore] The president risks hawkish Republican dissention, but for restrainers, this was the finest day of his presidency. “Anyone can make war, but only the courageous can make peace,” a triumphant President Donald Trump told a news conference Tuesday afternoon in Singapore. A politician who prides himself on his deal-making ability has secured the biggest moment of his young presidency—the opening touches on a landmark deal with ...more »

[image: bus] A young girl was clipped by a police car while attempting to board a school bus after a distracted officer failed to stop. The post WATCH: Distracted Cop Forgets to Brake, Clips Child Waiting for a Bus appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

[image: kim] The propaganda video the White House chose to show North Korea's Kim Jong Un looks more like a cheesy trailer for a low budget action film than diplomacy. It's threatening too. The post WATCH: The Awkwardly Low Budget Propaganda Video US Showed Kim Jong Un Before the Meeting appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

The author of a new embarrassing anti-physics book that was released today is finally receiving the expected affirmative action from the political activists who pretend to be science journalists and who pretend that the author of the book is a physicist who is worth the name – she is definitely not one. One of the uncritical reviews was published in Nature. She has a vagina so she must surely be right in her disagreements with Wilczek, Weinberg, Polchinski, and Arkani-Hamed – to suggest otherwise would be an example of sexism. But I had to laugh when I saw the title and the punch li...more »

As the stool above shows, the climate change package sits on three premises. The first is the science bit, consisting of an unproven claim that observed warming is caused by humans burning fossil fuels. The second part rests on impact studies from billions of research dollars spent uncovering any and all possible negatives from warming. […]

From the US Energy Information Agency: https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3 In 2017, about 4,015 billion kilowatthours (kWh) (or 4.01 trillion kWh) of electricity were generated at utility-scale facilities in the United States.1 About 63% of this electricity generation was from fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, petroleum, and other gases). About 20% was from nuclear energy, and about 17% […]

The news media is widely discussing the decision by the US Supreme Court to allow purging of voter registration rolls: John Nichols (2018, June 11) How Did the Supreme Court Give a Green Light to Massive Voter Suppression? Two words: Neil Gorsuch. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/supreme-court-give-green-light-massive-voter-suppression/ On Monday, the Court released its ruling in the case of Hustad v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, an essential test of the Court’s stance regarding voting rights. With the critical 2018 election just months away, the Court’s activist major...more »

Researchers from Sweden have found that sleeping in on days off could help you live a longer life. For those of us who live very busy lives and don’t get a lot of sleep, this is good news! The study published at the end of May in the Journal of Sleep Research “focused on the impact of ‘weekend […] The post Sleeping in on the weekend can compensate for lost sleep, study says appeared first on Health Nut News.

(Note from Erin: Just in case you don’t get my newsletter I wanted to draw your attention to something amazing that’s coming up. Oh and if you haven’t already signed up for my newsletter, go to the bottom of any story and look for the picture below. Read on!) While some of you may have been […] The post Essential Oils for Abundant Living: 10-Part Video Masterclass for FREE appeared first on Health Nut News.

1. *Donald J. Trump*‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump 16h16 hours ago More PM Justin Trudeau of Canada acted so meek and mild during our @G7 meetings only to give a news conference after I left saying that, “US Tariffs were kind of insulting” and he “will not be pushed around.” Very dishonest & weak. Our Tariffs are in response to his of 270% on dairy! 44,082 replies26,209 retweets87,649 likes Reply 44K Retweet 26K Like 88K 2. *Donald J. Trump*‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump 16h16 hours ago More Based on Justin’s...more »

A parody Twitter account using the name "Assocaited Press" (with a logo closely resembling that of the venerable Associated Press) sent out this tweet yesterday (link is to a cached version): I laughed my ass fundamental jujube off when I read it - but, needless to say, Twitter has already suspended the account. Some people have no sense of humor! Peter

*TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2018Good old P.S. MS-13:* On this morning's front page, the Washington Post offers a brilliant, 3000-word report on life in one middle school in the DC area. Apparently, MS-13 is infesting the school. Congratulations to Michael Miller for a superb report. Some kids are deeply afraid of going to school. To teach yourself to pity such children, you can just click here.

*TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2018The body language experts, that is:* What do we mean when we say it's all anthropology now? We mean it's clear that our floundering species just isn't built for this game. We aren't bright enough, or sufficiently disciplined, to deal with a world drenched in corporate entertainment posing as news. How foolish does the foolishness get? Consider what the Washington Post has now done in the wake of Donald J. Trump's "historic" summit. On the Post web site, even as we type, the Post is highlighting an "Analysis" piece. The piece is prominently positioned, and it...more »

Trump’s NASA Chief Changed His Mind on Climate Change. He Is a Scientific Hero. https://www.space.com/40857-trumps-nasa-chief-changed-his-mind-on-climate-change-he-is-a-scientific-hero.html?utm_content=buffer9b937&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

"We’re a messaging strike force" - Mathew Littman, former Joe Biden speechwriter Because Killing Babies and Taking Away Constitutional Rights Isn’t Enough of a Winning Message. While DJT is in Singapore negotiating World Peace, Hollywood Liberals trying desperately to remain relevant are yelling F*ck Trump on national television. They can't seem to do the math.....but messaging is their business. What could go wrong? *Politico:* "The Democratic National Committee and members of Congress are turning to Hollywood for help with voter turnout and messaging ahead of the midterm elec...more »

[image: classless-robert-de-niro-throws-f-bomb-to-president-on-live-tv] At the 2018 Tony Awards, Robert De Niro spouted the following line: “I’m going to say one thing: F*ck Trump. It’s no longer, ‘Down with Trump. It’s ‘F*ck Trump.”

[image: seattle-city-council-places-prior-restraint-on-free-speech-of-landlords] The City Council of Seattle has placed a moratorium on advertising apartments on certain websites it deems dangerous to renters.

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